DAVAO CITY, Philippines – If the street Pedro Arnado was looking down was on the Philippine government’s roadmap for future palm oil development, critics say…
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Month: August 2017
Collateral damage: Snow leopards and trophy hunting in Kyrgyzstan
BOKONBAYEVO, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz folklore is laden with stories that warn its adherents against the over-hunting of animals. In one foreboding tale, Kodzhodzash, the leader…
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‘Ecological disaster’: controversial bridge puts East Kalimantan’s green commitment to the test
BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — Truck driver Bayu Santoso is one of thousands of people expected to take advantage of a planned bridge connecting the fast-growing city…
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What is the online equivalent of a burning cross?
Online hate isn’t always as easy to spot as it might appear. Lukasz Stefanski/Shutterstock.com White supremacy is woven into the tapestry of American culture, online…
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Massachusetts executed two Italian immigrants 90 years ago: Why the global fallout still matters
Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left), handcuffed to Nicola Sacco, 1923. Boston Public Library Ninety years ago, on Aug. 23, 1927, two Italian immigrants were executed. The deaths…
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Old West theme parks paint a false picture of pioneer California
Old West, as seen through 1967 Orange County eyes. Orange County Archives , CC BY In 1940, just a year before Pearl Harbor plunged the…
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Venezuela: Why Trump’s sanctions won’t work
Cutting off the Maduro regime’s cash flow won’t help the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, where hunger, poverty and sickness are deepening the nation’s plunge into…
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Robots won’t steal our jobs if we put workers at center of AI revolution
Future robots will work side by side with humans, just as they do today. AP Photo/John Minchillo The technologies driving artificial intelligence are expanding exponentially,…
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Robots won’t steal our jobs if we put workers at center of AI revolution
Future robots will work side by side with humans, just as they do today. AP Photo/John Minchillo The technologies driving artificial intelligence are expanding exponentially,…
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New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct
by Jennifer Chu Engineers at MIT have designed an autonomous robot with “socially aware navigation,” that can keep pace with foot traffic while observing these…
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